Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Meppershall & Shillington , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (SG17 5AL) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower than the Meppershall & Shillington average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (SG17 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thresher Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Squires Park (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Plough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thresher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Olivers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greig Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olivers Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olivers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iveldale Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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